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| San Diego wants loud fans in home stadium |
NFL Football |
01/12/2007 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Linebacker Shawne Merriman wants a strong start for the Chargers in Sunday's playoff game - from their fans. The sooner they begin screaming, the better he'll like it when San Diego faces the New England Patriots. Tom Brady is traveling all the way across the country only to be greeted by a hostile crowd whose decibel level may drown out his signal calling. ``I want to hear it ASAP,'' said Merriman, the NFL sacks leader. ``Louder when L.T. is about to get the ball and going to break a |
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| Top-seeded Chargers face challenge in playoff-tested Pats |
NFL Football |
01/11/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The San Diego Chargers have a huge test in their first postseason game in two years, as they play host to the New England Patriots in an AFC Divisional Playoff game this Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. At 14-2, the Chargers had the NFL's top record this season, as well as the best mark in franchise history. However, the team also has the distinction of not winning a playoff contest since the 1994 AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh. The Chargers were last in the postseason following the 2004 campaig |
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| Chargers living for the now as they face playoff-tested Patriots |
NFL Football |
01/11/2007 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -The San Diego Chargers have beaten the New England Patriots in September and October without any problem. Now they need to do it in January, when the Patriots really shine. The Patriots visit the Chargers on Sunday in the divisional round, and the numbers don't lie - it should be a pretty good game. San Diego has been supercharged by NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, who rewrote the league's single-season scoring records with 31 touchdowns and 186 points. He's still looking for his first playoff |
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| Patriots' Harrison out Sunday |
NFL Football |
01/10/2007 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison will miss his second straight playoff game against San Diego on Sunday with a knee injury. Harrison suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee after being blocked low by Tennessee's Bobby Wade in the Pats' regular season finale. Harrison also missed six games earlier this season because of a broken shoulder blade. Meanwhile, New England tight end Ben Watson missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury of his own and |
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| Tagliabue heads list of Hall finalists |
NFL Football |
01/10/2007 |
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| e, played 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions from 1968-77. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl choice and, at the time of his retirement, was the Lions' all-time leader with 336 receptions and 4,817 receiving yards. Tippett was a dominant linebacker for the New England Patriots from 1982-93. He established a team record for sacks in 1984 with 18 1/2, helped New England reach the Super Bowl after the 1985 season and was a five-time Pro Bowl pick. Dean played 11 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and San Francisco 49ers. A |
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| Magical season comes to a close for the Jets |
NFL Football |
01/09/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - One of the feel-good stories of the 2006 NFL season came to a crashing end on Sunday, as Eric Mangini's New York Jets were soundly defeated by the New England Patriots, 37-16, in a wild card matchup at Gillette Stadium. While the Patriots, specifically Tom Brady, showed why they have three Super Bowl championships in the last five years, the Jets showed that they still have some work to do. However, with Mangini at the helm they appear to be headed in the right direction. On Sunday, though, the |
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| Chiefs a no-show in Indy |
NFL Football |
01/09/2007 |
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| excellent job of confusing Peyton Manning and even picked off the superstar quarterback three times in the first half. Manning would eventually have his way and ended up with 268 yards and a touchdown through the air. Manning's old nemesis from the New England Patriots, Ty Law, had two of the interceptions to give him nine career picks against the Colts QB. The Chiefs did struggle to stop Indy's rookie running back Joseph Addai, who rushed for 122 yards and a TD on 22 carries. In the end, it wasn't an outstanding |
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| Tom Brady is scaring the AFC again. |
NFL Football |
01/09/2007 |
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| hen Tom +Brady+ was overlooked in this year's Pro Bowl voting, his reaction demonstrated exactly what he is all about. ``There's only one bowl I'm interested in and it's not the Pro Bowl,'' he said. After Sunday's win over the New York Jets, the New England Patriots' star quarterback is two wins away from getting back to that Bowl for the fourth time. He's 3-0 in the Super Bowl and now is 11-1 in playoff games, the main reason the lowest-seeded team of the four left in the AFC might be the scariest. In fact, |
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| Carroll says Huizenga has unique ideas for NFL owner |
Division I College Football |
01/09/2007 |
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| here,'' he said. ``As I've been the whole time, I haven't wavered. I know that being curious about it has helped me appreciate what we have here. ``I absolutely expect to be here.'' The 55-year-old Carroll formerly coached the New York Jets and New England Patriots before coming to USC, and has often said he preferred coaching in the college ranks because he had complete control. ``It was a major statement he made finding me out there,'' Carroll said regarding the meeting. ``In a situation where you have an |
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| New England looks for better performance against L.T. |
NFL Football |
01/09/2007 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - LaDainian Tomlinson ran at will against the New England Patriots when San Diego beat them by 24 points last season, their worst loss in 41 games. They'll try again to stop him in Sunday's playoff game. Problem is, he's even better now. And so is his team. The Chargers' 14-2 record was the best in the NFL, with both losses by three points. They've won their last 10 games and are unbeaten at home, where they'll play New England. ``They're a great football team,'' Patriots coach Bill Bel |
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